ZAMBIA PRESIDENT APPROVES LAW EXPANDING PARLIAMENT MONTHS BEFORE ELECTION. (PHOTO).
Zambia president approves law expanding parliament months before election Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema on Thursday signed into law constitutional changes that will expand the country's parliament, Reuters reported. The changes increase the number of members of parliament to around 280 from 167 currently by creating more constituencies, reserving 40 new seats for women, youth and people with disabilities, and allowing the president to appoint 11 members instead of eight previously. Hichilema, who will run for a second presidential term in the August 2026 election, said during a signing ceremony that the changes were being made in good faith and there was adequate consultation. He previously argued that some constituencies were too big for effective service delivery and should be split into smaller ones. Some opposition politicians have criticised the move to increase the number of members of parliament at a time when the country is still emerging from a protracted debt...
This information was made available on social media one hour ago by the president Gambia President elect himself,with this picture above and captioned ''The General Public is hereby invited to my swearing in as The President of the 3rd Republic of The Gambia,at The Gambian Embassy in Dakar.

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